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My massage mishap taught me one thing: Do your research or prepare to be rubbed up the wrong way
I’m in a European hotel during half-term. Naturally, something is off. I’m blindfolded and there’s a disconcerting scent of strawberry. Now, my Spanish is muy bad but my ability to tell a masseuse that I’m uncomfortable…
Hotelier Andrew Zobler shares his blueprint for scaling up in hospitality without losing brand appeal
The Sydell Group was acquired by Hilton in 2024 but has remained true to itself as it expands to Singapore.
In an age of delivery apps and convenience, hotels shouldn’t overlook the minibar
The hotel minibar is dead. And even if it is not lost forever, that little fridge has not been metaphorically plugged in for some time and the nuts could do with a rearrange. I…
A whistle-stop tour of Luxembourg: Where to eat, stay and shop in this quiet European nation
Lunch at Public House, shopping at Kyo and a visit to Mudam and Esch-sur-Alzette.
Beneath the skyline: Discover the real Dubai with Monocle’s City Guide
Don’t be fooled by the spectacle. There’s more to Dubai than glitz and glass towers. Discover a city that’s on the rise in more ways than one in Monocle’s designated directory.
Inside The Monocle Townhouse at Zürich’s Widder Hotel
Where media, design and hospitality come together under one (very good-looking) roof.
New pastures by the sea: Meet the transplants who call Hakodate and Aoshima home
We head to the northern and southern corners of Japan to chat to the newcomers who have escaped the big-city bustle and the locals who simply wouldn’t want to be anywhere else.
Raising the bar in Bangkok: How Sitthan ‘Turk’ Sa-Nguankun reshaped the city’s drinks scene
We meet the Thai bar and nightclub entrepreneur to find out about his latest opening and why he keeps his establishments welcoming to all.
Middle Child, the Dubai restaurant that’s a world of its own
Beirut-born chef Lynn Hazim’s debut restaurant in Dubai’s Alserkal Avenue arts hub, combines comforting food with a gourmet grocer and a cookbook shop that stocks more than 500 titles.
Introducing Auberge Port-Gitana, Lake Geneva’s newest bolthole
Escape to the shores of Lake Geneva, where the heritage hotel’s welcoming rooms offer a taste of Old World elegance.
